Prestige Cotswold Cleaning
We all prefer to cook in a clean, shiny oven, but unless you take the time and trouble to keep it that way, it doesn’t take long for the residue from all that cooking to build up and become a problem.
A dirty oven, coated with grease and grime, is unsightly, unhygienic and unpleasant to use.
We all know that it’s easy to neglect oven cleaning; after all, it is one of those tiresome chores that is easy to put off until the situation becomes so bad that it’s hard to know where to begin. At this point you’ll need to call in a professional cleaning company if you want to rescue your oven from the depths of despair.
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The signs you might need the services of a professional oven cleaner generally come in the form of rather nasty sights and smells emanating from your oven:
A major red flag is when the oven emits fumes and smoke as it heats up. This is a sign that there is so much grease and grime coating the interior of the oven that this is burning noxiously while the oven operates. If you ignore this and go ahead putting food in to cook anyway, you’ll probably find the resulting dish comes out tainted with the burnt-on odour and be unpalatable. No-one enjoys a cake infused with the flavour of carbon-based oven fumes, which is what can occur if you continuously burn left-over food spills in the oven.
There will undoubtedly be signs on the exterior of your cooker as well that indicate the urgent need of a thorough and professional cleaning. For instance, the oven dials and knobs may be tricky to turn because they are stuck by congealed grease or food residue. You’ll also not be able to see through the glass viewing panel on the oven if it has turned opaque with a patina of burned on grime.
A dirty oven won’t perform properly, especially if the oven racks are thickly coated with grease, and the oven fan possibly gunged up. You may well find that food cooked in a dirty oven will be heated unevenly and come out underdone. This can be risky because improperly cooked food puts you in danger of being infected with bacteria like e.coli or salmonella.
Your oven should be professionally deep cleaned to a five-star standard at least once a year – more often if in heavy use – to ensure that it works as intended for its expected lifespan, and cooks tasty, healthy meals for you and your family to enjoy.
A high-quality, thorough oven clean can only be achieved by expert, well-equipped cleaners who have been fully trained for the task. In-between professional cleans you can keep your oven spick and span by practicing a bit of DIY oven cleaning on a regular basis, depending on how often you use your oven and what you cook in it.
As the experts like to say, the best way to keep your oven clean is not to allow it to get dirty in the first place! So, wipe up spills when they happen, be mindful of not overfilling containers, cover food where possible, use oven bags, drip trays and oven liners, and give the oven interior an occasional wipe down with a soft cloth dipped in a mix of baking soda and water. Avoid caustic and abrasive cleaning chemicals that can cause damage and toxic fumes.
When you decide to call in the professionals to deal with your greasy oven make sure you pick a cleaning company with a good reputation, known and trusted in your local area, with good testimonials. It’s best to ask around for recommendations or check online before you hire an oven cleaner. Preferably pick a member of a professional body like the Dirtbusters Oven Cleaning Network.
Once cleaning company that fits these criteria is Prestige Services, so we have asked them to explain how they go about taking on this tiresome chore and turning your oven into a pristine appliance.
Most professional oven cleaners will also clean cooking hobs, cooker hoods and extractor fans as well as the oven.
It can take anywhere between 1.5 and 3 hours to professionally clean an oven, depending on the size, age, condition and extent of the soiling of the appliance. It’s not a job that can rushed, and some ovens take longer than others if they are designed with awkward or unconventional features and fittings.
An average range cooker in a family home should take around two hours to clean thoroughly – add on additional time for extras like a cooker hood or hob cleaning.
Professional oven cleaning is a very worthwhile investment of time and money if you consider that it not only extends the life of your oven and prevents faults occurring, ensures your home environment is healthy and hygienic, but also saves you from having to wrestle with one of the most dreaded household chores. No matter how good your intentions, you would never be able to clean your oven to the same high standard as a professional.
We are a family run business who have over 25 years of professional knowledge and experience in cleaning of all types of Ovens, Ranges and Agas. We carefully chose a 100% biodegradable system to ensure safe cleaning for our clients and to be environmentally friendly – We are part of the Dirtbusters Oven Cleaning Network
Prestige Cleaning Services offer affordable fixed rates for oven cleaning for homes and business premises across the Cotswolds, North Wiltshire and West Oxfordshire. Just call 0800 228 9574 to arrange an appointment for getting the job done. Just one more thing to tick off of your “to do” list!
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